The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-9-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). ‘RDA’ lost two consecutive fights in 2016, against Eddie Alvarez (dos Anjos vs Alvarez) and Tony Ferguson (dos Anjos vs Ferguson), but then he has won three bouts beating Robbie Lawler in his last one (Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos).
His opponent, the 2013 FILA 77 kg No-Gi grappling world champion Colby Covington, has a record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won five bouts defeating Bryan Barberena, Dong Hyun Kim (Kim vs Covington) and Demian Maia in his last three (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington). Dos Anjos vs Covington is valid for the interim Ufc welterweight title; undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, good fight between Demian Maia and Colby Covington: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (=Woodley vs Maia). Before this fight he has beat Carlos Condit (=Maia vs Condit) and Jorge Masvidal (=Maia vs Masvidal).
His opponent, Colby Covington, has a record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won four bouts defeating Bryan Barberena and Dong Hyun Kim in his last two (=Kim vs Covington). Covington vs Maia is on the undercard of Derek Brunson vs Lyoto Machida – UFC Fight Night 119. Watch the video and rate this fight!

The black belt in judo Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional record of 22-3-1 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Woodley vs Kim), but then he has beat Josh Burkman, Dominic Waters (=Kim vs Waters) and Tarec Saffiedine (=Kim vs Saffiedine).
His opponent, Colby Covington, has a mma record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won over Jonathan Meunier, Max Griffin and Bryan Barberena. Colby Covington vs Dong Hyun Kim is on the undercard of Holly Holm vs Bethe Correia – UFC Fight Night 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!